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Intratympanic Corticosteroid Administration as a Primary Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

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A retrospective review of 34 patients was done who had idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and were administered intratympanic corticosteroid in the form of dexamethasone (4 mg/ml). The results were interpreted based on pure tone audiometry and Speech discrimination score of the patient before commencing the treatment and after the treatment.

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    Rajesh Roshan, Rahul Kumar Bagla & Abhinav Srivastava

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Roshan, R., Bagla, R.K. & Srivastava, A. Intratympanic Corticosteroid Administration as a Primary Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74 (Suppl 1), 72–73 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-01831-y

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